If you want the code near the avatar, then you need to put it in your postbit template right before or after the avatar code (shown below):
HTML Code:
<vb:if condition="$show['avatar']">
<a class="postuseravatarlink" href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw post}}" title="{vb:rawphrase {vb:raw post['onlinestatusphrase']}, {vb:raw post.username}}">
<vb:if condition="$post.avatarurl">
<img src="{vb:raw post.avatarurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase xs_avatar, {vb:raw post.username}}" />
<vb:else />
<img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/unknown.gif" />
</vb:if>
</a>
</vb:if>